Cabin filter Fram or OEM Toyota

I just did both on my 2005 corolla last week and it was $42 for both parts and 15 minutes of my time. Wpuld jave been $196 at budget near me.

Where I live, my best choices are the Toyota discount charcoal cabin air filter at the parts counter for $44 CAD (#87139-YZZ93, YZZ means "value" or approved 3rd party rebranded as Toyota, only $4 more than aftermarket non-charcoal).

The Genesis OE filter is $75!! The Fram Fresh Breeze filter is $25 or less; it combines activated charcoal with baking soda to reduce HVAC odor. I've used them in all my vehicles since Fram introduced the Fresh Breeze filter line and found them remarkably effective.

I did the air box filter and cabin filter myself (Fram stuff).

FRAM TrueAir for me - smelled much fresher in the cabin for a little while, but nothing spectacular...

Be wary of Amazon, I ordered genuine Toyota cabin and engine air filters two years in a row, the second year the filter was noticeably lighter, cheaper feeling. I suspect a counterfeit imitation that has only half the filter material

Otherwise, the Fram cabin filters are fine, too.

IMO, don't get the really thick ones with carbon (like Fram FreshBreeze) - they restrict airflow and can cause the resistor and motor to overheat (essentially it's like a clogged/dirty filter)

I had them do a standard service on my Tacoma once. Oil, filters, etc. Next time around I had them give me a quote for a 150k mile service...and it was almost insulting. Got everything to do it myself for a fraction of the parts cost and when I went to replace my cabin air filter it was very clearly about 5 years old.

When I bought my 2005 Tundra I took it to Kendall Toyota for an inspection, they recommended a cabin air filter.

A 2005 Tundra doesn’t have a cabin air filter.